and stock air cleaner cover/ should i just scoff it up with some fine grit sand paper and primer and shoot it black. don't have much experience with painting so any advice would be helpful
freebyrd

 

ya take it down with 400 grt then i woud recomend using applience epoxy on the parts.. follow the directions anyou will begood!

 

Are they chrome now? If you do a good scuff job it should stick as long as you use a decent primer/paint/clear coat on it. I don't know where you live, but high humidity won't help to get the best results. With rattle can paint you will, most likely, need to finely sand each coat before recoating. Here is a shot of the air cleaner I made. This one is more of a test run/first attempt so I didn't get carried away because after making it I came up with a couple new ideas i wanna go with. I'm posting the pic so you can see how it came out without sanding between coats. Not horrible, but far from perfect.



Here's a shot of my 05. I didn't skip any steps and it came out great and held up better than I've seen some factory lowers do.

 

From a strait on side view it looks pretty good, but when you see it from an angle in bright light....

 

If you want it to hold up, a rattle can paint job isn't your best option.

The proper way to do it, if the chrome is in good shape, would be;
1) Wash with soap and water
2) Wipe down with wax & grease remover
3) Sand with 80 grit (preferably using a DA)
4) wipe down again
5) Etch prime
6) Primer
7) Base
8) Clear

If the chrome is peeling, chipped or otherwise in bad shape, you'd want to take it all off using 36 grit, then hit it with the 80, then go on from there as above.

 

I havent used the epoxy Joe was talking about (which I'd think would be the most durable) but if you go with regular paint do a little research on color sanding. I painted just a few parts on my bike but I color sanded each coat and the clear coat. Ended up with no orange peel and a real reflective paint. It did take some trial and error but hey if you dont get good results the first time around try it again till you are happy. I sanded 1000-1500-2000 and painted with less than 60% humidity.Lastly you do need a good polish to shine it up. The link at the end is the process I followed and it took elbow grease but am happy with my $10.00/few hours paint job. http://www.customclassictrucks.com/h...obs/index.html

 

ya take it down with 400 grt then i woud recomend using applience epoxy on the parts.. follow the directions anyou will begood!
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ok what would i be using appliance epoxy for joe?
the chrome is in good shape its a 2007 street bob with 3500 mile on it, so i should sand between coats with what? a lighter less course sandpaper and then sand the clearcoat too? am i reading that right?
its all gonna be vivid black
freebyrd

 

This is my rattle can paint job done with so so paint but alot of color sanding. This cover got redone a few times before I was happy.

 

That's a damn nice looking paint job.

 

Thanks MidnitEvil, appreciate that.